Perigee

We are proudly accepting submissions for the second issue of Apogee Journal, this literary journal created in 2011 by writers of color and international students in Columbia University’s Creative Writing MFA program. The word apogee denotes the point in an object’s orbit farthest from the center, and we are looking for work that unearths issues and voices that arise ‘from the margins.’ We welcome work from any writers who take on race, social issues, class, and related topics. Think: a creative essay on the nature of privilege; a short story by a woman of color discussing an instance of racism; a white writer’s prose poem about an awareness-raising experience. Prowl the margins, engage this space. Our aim is to provide a forum where unheard voices and issues can rise to the fore. Send your original nonfiction, poetry, and short fiction as a Word document to ApogeeLit@gmail.com. Please keep your prose submissions under 3,000 words and send no more than 3 poems for consideration. Additionally, please include your name, the title of your piece, and its genre in the subject line of the email but exclude your name from the submission itself. Shoot any questions to ApogeeLit@gmail.com Be sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @Apogeejournal. You can also find a copy of our first issue here on our website,...

Thank you for your support and patience! The Apogee team is very pleased to announce that the debut issue of Apogee Journal is now available for viewing. We have three reading options: Click here to view the issue as a single page scroll (reader version). (Recommended.) Click here to view the issue in a horizontal, two-page reader. And if you prefer simplicity, view the .pdf version here, which you can print for free: Apogee_Issue1 We value our readership immensely and we look forward to hearing your thoughts. Send us a comment via the form below. Get in touch with us through Twitter (@ApogeeJournal), FaceBook (http://www.facebook.com/apogeelit), or email (apogeelit@gmail.com) to let us know whether and how Apogee has moved, provoked, annoyed or tickled you. Be on the lookout for ways to continue supporting our publication, and for submission deadlines, throughout the coming year, as a new team of editors takes Apogee forward into a bright future. -//-

We’re pleased to the share with you the cover of Apogee Issue 1! The cover was designed by Graham Cumberbatch and features an image by photographer Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich. The issue also features photography by Jayda Thompson. Check out more of their work and show these up-and-coming artists of color some web love!

Apogee Journal is pleased to announce that our inaugural issue will be released shortly! Stay in touch with us here at apogeejournal.me or follow us on Twitter: @apogeejournal. Sign up to get an email with the link to our glorious new journal as soon as it is out! Choose to “Follow” this blog. (The “Follow” button will be either in the top left hand toolbar of this page, if you’re a WordPress user – or at the bottom right hand corner of this page, if you are not). Another option: send an email with the subject heading “Add to Contact List” to apogeelit@gmail.com with your name in the body of the email and we’ll add you to our mail out. Choice!